Legal Opinion
Thomas D. Goss A/K/A Thomas Duggan v. State of Illinois, Frank G. Sain, Sheriff of Cook County, and Daniel P. Ward, State's Attorney of Cook County
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 24, 1963No. 13773PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFFY, Circuit Judge.
Thomas D. Goss, also known as Tom Duggan, filed the complaint herein under the Federal Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201 et seq. He asked the District Court to declare that he will be denied his right to due process of law as well as his freedom of speech and press if the mittimus for his arrest held by the State of Illinois is not held to be void and its enforcement permanently enjoined.
The District Court found the issues in favor of the plaintiff. It issued an injunction restraining defendants from arresting or threatening to arrest plaintiff as was ordered by…
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